Muttar Aloo with Tomatoes and Onions (Green peas with potatoes, tomatoes and onions)

Aloo muttar masala (potatoes with green peas) is a delicious most popularcombination in North India. It is a perfect side dish with spicy semi gravy and goes well with any main course dish. When you do not have any vegetable in the kitchen to make then Aloo Muttar come to rescue, because there always potatoes in the kitchen and green peas in the freezer. Green peas are very popular in North Indian cuisine. Fresh peas are used in various dishes though they can be substituted with frozen peas as well. Aloo muttar masala could be prepared with the gravy as a main course. Here is the recipe to make this dish as a side dish.

1. Wash and peel the potatoes and cut them into ½ “pieces. Chop Tomatoes

Wash Potatoes

Chop Potatoes

Peel potatoes

Chop Tomatoes

2. In a nonstick or a heavy bottom stainless pan heat 3 tablespoons oil on medium​ heat, add cumin seeds and asafetida and fry them for 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Once cumin seed become brown add sliced onions and minced garlic and sauté them for 7 to 8 minutes or until onions become light brown. ​

In a pan add oil, Cumin seeds, Asafetida & oil & fry

Add sliced onions and minced garlic and sauté

4. Once Onions become light brown add Coriander powder, Red chili powder, Turmeric powder, mix them with fried onions and fry them for few seconds.

Onions become light brown

Add Coriander powder, Red chili powder and Turmeric powder and mix

5. Add chopped tomatoes, mix them with onions and spices, and cook them for 5 minutes or until tomatoes become soft.​

Mix the spices with onions and fry

Add chopped tomatoes and mix

6. Mix the Tomatoes with fried onions and cook. While cooking with the spatula mash the tomatoes so that they become soft quickly and blend well with the​ masala. (fried onions and spices)

Mix the tomatoes with onions and cook

With the spatula mash Tomatoes

​7. Once tomatoes blend in with the onion and spices add chopped Potatoes, Green Peas, Bay leaf, salt and 1 cup of water, mix every thing together cover the pan and cook on medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes or until potatoes and green peas become tender.

Tomatoes are blend in with spices

Add Potatoes, Green peas & Bay Leaf

Mix Potatoes & Peas with onion masala

Cover the pan and cook

8 While cooking periodically stir and mix the masala so that masala (fried onions and tomato mix) coats the vegetables all the time. ​9. Once potatoes are tender add chopped green chilies, grated ginger and mix and​ cook.